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"The BIG Picture" with Jim Puplava & John Loeffler

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Saturday, December 27

Special Year End Interviews

Saturday, December 20

Transcript for The BIG Picture

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The Great Unraveling
Not Your Ordinary Recession
The Rise & Fall of Oil
Crime of the Century

Saturday, December 13

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A Look at the Economic Numbers: What the Numbers are Telling Us
What Kind of Stimulus
Supply Destruction vs. Demand Destruction
Really Scary Predictions
Q-Call

Saturday, December 6

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Recession vs Depression - How Deep/How Long
Quantitative Easing
No money - no inflation
Searching for Returns in a Zero Interest Rate World

Saturday, November 27 - Annual Precious Metals Show

Saturday, November 22

Transcript for The BIG Picture

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A Plausible Explanation
Other Voices: Richard Loomis, President & CEO,World Energy Source
The Investment Trifecta

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Mission Impossible - Part 3
Another Look at Gold Production
How to Know When We're Close to a Bottom

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Q-Calls

Saturday, November 15

Transcript for The BIG Picture

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Dinner in Zimbabwe - Part II: Monetary Policy
Dividend Investing - Attractive Yields in a Zero Interest Rate Economy

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Mission Impossible - Part II: Depletion & Investment
20/20 Vision
Reflation - Devaluation

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Q-Calls

Saturday, November 8

Transcript for The BIG Picture

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Obama Nation
Other Voices: Jason Pearce, Pearce Financial, LLC.
Recession, Recovery, Depression

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Dinner in Zimbabwe
More Than the Greatest Debt song by David Farant
Mission Impossible

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Meet the Henrys:High earners not yet rich
What the Next Bull Market Will Look Like

Charts for The Big Picture

Saturday, November 1

Transcript for The BIG Picture

Special Edition with Eric King & Guests

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Barron's Forum with: Thomas G. Donlan, Editorial Page Editor; Randall W. Forsyth, Editor, Barron's Online; and Gene Epstein, Economics Editor

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Big Picture with Eric King & John Loeffler
Eric Sprott, Chairman, CEO & Portfolio Manager, Sprott Asset Management
Dr. Alan Lemerande with Eric King

Saturday, October 25

Transcript for The BIG Picture

Special Edition with Eric King & Guests

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Bill Haynes, President, CMI Gold & Silver
Jeffrey Saut, Chief Investment Strategist, Raymond James Equity Captial Markets
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Ted Butler, Butler Research
Big Picture with Eric King and Dr. Alan Lemerande

Saturday, October 18

Transcript for The BIG Picture

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Depression vs. Recession
The Credit Crisis: Is It Contained?
Is This the Bottom? with Frank Barbera
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The Presidential Candidates' Positions on Energy, Taxes & Spending with Richard Loomis
How the Gold Market Has Changed
A National Strategy for Energy Security
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Q-Calls

Saturday, October 11

Transcript for The BIG Picture

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Donald G. M. Coxe, BA, LLB Homeicide: The Crime of the Century
Frank Barbera, Gold Stock Technicial " We're at the Bottom"
Part 2 RealPlayer | WinAmp | Windows Media | Mp3
Deleveraging at Warp Speed
Energy: Just the facts; the picture keeps getting worse
Part 3 RealPlayer | WinAmp | Windows Media | Mp3
Q-Calls

Saturday, October 4

Transcript for The BIG Picture

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Past, Present & Future: A roundtable with Jim Puplava, Brian Pretti and Frank Barbera

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The Mess We're In
Looking For Facts In All the Wrong Places
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Q-Calls

Saturday, September 27

Transcript for The BIG Picture

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The Beginning of the End
The Killer Storm
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Robert L. Hirsch, Senior Energy Advisor, MISI
Matthew R. Simmons, Chairman, Simmons & Company International
Chris Skrebowski, Editor, UK Petroleum Review
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Q-Calls

Saturday, September 20

Transcript for The BIG Picture

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Who's Next
Other Voices with John Williams, Shadow Government Statistics:
Helicopter drops & B-52 bombing runs
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Band of Brothers
The Next Major Crisis
Part 3 Real Player | WinAmp | Windows Media | Mp3
Q-Calls

Saturday, September 13

Transcript for The BIG Picture

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Conversations with Jim and Frank Barbera

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No Virginia, it's still a commodity bull market
Other Voices with Franklin Sanders, The Money Changer

Part 3 Real Player | WinAmp | Windows Media | Mp3
Q-Calls

Saturday, September 6

Transcript for The BIG Picture

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London Gold Pool - Revisited
Eric King with special guest: Ian MacDonald, Exec Director Gold & Precious Metals and Dubai Multi Commodities Centre

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Street of Dreams and the Inflation Depositories

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$145 Oil
Other Voices with Curtis Burton, CEO, Buccaneer Resources
The Next Rogue Wave

Saturday, August 23

Transcript for The BIG Picture

Special Edition with Eric King & Guests

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 Sean Boyd, Vice-Chairman & CEO, Agnico-Eagle Mines Ltd.
Peter Marrone, Chairman & CEO, Yamana Gold Inc.

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John Hathaway, Senior Managing Director & Fund Manager, Toqueville Asset Management LP
Big Picture with Eric King & Dr. Alan Limerande

Saturday, August 16

Transcript for The BIG Picture

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 The Confidence Game
  Midyear Outlook: What's Behind Higher Oil Prices

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 The Great Game
 Gold / Silver Bull: Shortages, Consolidation and the Perfect Option with Eric King

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  Q-Calls

Saturday, August 9

Transcript for The BIG Picture

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  Blood in the Streets: We've been here before
  90% Pschological - 10% Logical
Part 2  Real Player | WinAmp | Windows Media | Mp3
  Inflation vs. Deflation: Predicting the Outcome
  Running Out of Water
  What to do Now
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 Q-Calls

Saturday, August 2

Transcript for The BIG Picture

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  Gold Fundamentals: Other viewpoints
  If: Keeping your head when others are losing theirs
Part 2  Real Player | WinAmp | Windows Media | Mp3
 There Has Been Blood
 What Can You Believe Anymore?
 Obama Nation
Part 3  Real Player | WinAmp | Windows Media | Mp3
  Q-Calls

Saturday, July 26

Transcript for The BIG Picture

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  Crosscurrents with Jim & John
  Other Voices: Alan M. Newman, Editor of Crosscurrents, "Metamorphosis Redux"
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 The Wisdom of Old Mr. Partridge with Eric King
Part 3  Real Player | WinAmp | Windows Media | Mp3
  Q-Calls

Saturday, July 19

Transcript for The BIG Picture

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  Lower the Lifeboats
  Put Up or Shut Up
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 Reality Check: What were they thinking?
 Clueless in Sacramento
Part 3  Real Player | WinAmp | Windows Media | Mp3
  Q-Calls

Saturday, July 12

Transcript for The BIG Picture

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  American Blowback: The Chasm Between Washington and Main Street
  Overboard
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 The Fork in the Road
 What It Means To Be a Millionaire
 Cisco vs. Goldcorp with Eric King
Part 3  RealPlayer | WinAmp | Windows Media | Mp3
  Q-Calls

Saturday, July 5

Transcript for The BIG Picture

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  Tipping Points - End of the Unsustainable
  Investing Prudently in a Period of Paltry Prudence
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 Post Script" Stage Two of the Raging Gold Bull Market
 Dragnet vs. Naked Shorts a financial sense follie
 I'm Dreaming of an Oil Crisis - song by David Farant, FSN listener
 Shut Up and Drill!
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  Q-Calls

Saturday, June 28

Transcript for The BIG Picture

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  When Money Dies
  Trading Places
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 Stick to Fundamentals: Buy What's Cheap
 What Can You Do?
 FSO Crime of the Century Resources
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  Q-Calls

Saturday, June 21

Transcript for The BIG Picture

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  Oil: Facts, Fiction & Denial
  Oreo Theory: What Happened to the Creamy Filling?
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 Crime of the Century, Part V: Summary & Conclusion with Eric King
Part 3  Real Player | WinAmp | Windows Media | Mp3
  Q-Calls

Saturday, June 14

Transcript for The BIG Picture

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  Commodity Bull Market: Higher Prices Ahead
  The Four Phases of Inflation
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 Crime of the Century, Part IV: Fingerprints at the Crime Scene, Protecting Mining Companies & Internet Rats
  Other Voices: Darin Diehl, Publisher, Executive Editor, Stockgroup.com
  Back to the Future: Repeating the Mistakes of History
Part 3  RealPlayer | WinAmp | Windows Media | Mp3
  Q-Calls

Saturday, June 7

Transcript for The BIG Picture

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  Mega Trends
  Filtering the Noise
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 Crime of the Century Part III: Stock Fraud with Wes Christian
Part 3  RealPlayer | WinAmp | Windows Media | Mp3
  Q-Calls

Saturday, May 31

Transcript for The BIG Picture

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  Get Ready for: $150, $200, & $300 Oil
  Ticking Time Bomb: Not If, But When
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 Crime of the Century Part II: How They Scam Individual Investors
  For information on filing a complaint with Canadian regulators click here.
    For information on filing a complaint with the Securities and Exchange Commission click here.
Part 3  Real Player | WinAmp | Windows Media | Mp3
  Q-Calls

Saturday, May 24

Transcript for The BIG Picture

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  The Oil Crisis: Keeping It Simple
  The Agency Issue: Conflicts of Interest, Fraud, Corruption & Crimes Against Investors
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 Mark Bailey, Minefinders Corporation, Ltd.
  Robert Quartermain, Silver Standard Resources, Inc.
Part 3  Real Player | Win Amp | Windows Media | Mp3
  Allen Ambrose, Minera Andes Inc.
  Robert Archer, Great Panther Resources, Ltd.
  Lorne Waldman, Silvercorp Metals Inc.
Part 4  Real Player | Win Amp | Windows Media | Mp3
  Q-Calls

Saturday, May 17

Transcript for The BIG Picture

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  The World is Truly a Different Place
  Water & Uranium
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 Energy: Just the Facts
  Other Voices: David Saltman, CEO, Open Energy Corp.
  Five Cardinal Sins - Leading to Bear Markets, Recessions and Depressions
Part 3  Real Player | Win Amp | Windows Media | Mp3
  Q-Calls

Saturday, May 10

Transcript for The BIG Picture

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  What's Wrong with Gold Stocks?
  The Art of Creating Shortages
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 Behind the Numbers: The Make Believe Economy
  Other Voices: Bill Reinert, Nat'l Mgr., Advanced Technology Group. Toyota Motor Sales USA
  Opportunities Inside the Oreo
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  Q-Calls

Saturday, May 3

"The BIG Picture" will return next week.

Saturday, April 26

Transcript for The BIG Picture

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  The New Energy World Order 
Part 2  Real Player | Win Amp | Windows Media | Mp3
 The End of the World as You Know It
  Other Voices: Eric King, Trading Analyst
Part 3  Real Player | Win Amp | Windows Media | Mp3
  Q-Calls

Saturday, April 19

Transcript for The BIG Picture

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  The Decline of the Giants
  Other Voices: Peter Sepp, National Taxpayers Union
  The Catalyst
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 Last Call
  Planning for Retirement - Part 4
Part 3  Real Player | Win Amp | Windows Media | Mp3
  Q-Calls

Saturday, April 12

Transcript for The BIG Picture

Part 1  Real Player | Win Amp | Windows Media | Mp3
 Bailouts, Stimulus II & Other Interventions
 Inside the Oreo
Part 2  Real Player | Win Amp | Windows Media | Mp3
 Taxes & Trade: What not to do
  Planning for Retirement - Part 3
Part 3  Real Player | Win Amp | Windows Media | Mp3
  Q-Calls

Saturday, April 5

Transcript for The BIG Picture

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 Bubble Troubles or Bubbling Opportunities
 When Money Matters
Part 2  Real Player | Win Amp | Windows Media | Mp3
 The Creamy Filling
  Planning for Retirement - Part 2
Part 3  Real Player | Win Amp | Windows Media | Mp3
  Q-Calls

Saturday, March 29

Transcript for The BIG Picture

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 The Crisis Window
 Change
Part 2  Real Player | Win Amp | Windows Media | Mp3
 The Return to Pac Man
 Other Voices: Gabriel Stein, Director & Chief Int'l Economist, Lombard Street Research
  Planning for Retirement - Part 1
Part 3  Real Player | Win Amp | Windows Media | Mp3
  Q-Calls

Saturday, March 22

Transcript for The BIG Picture

Part 1  Real Player | Win Amp | Windows Media | Mp3
  Credit Market Turmoil: Liquidity vs. Solvency
  Other Voices: William Pincus, Director, President & CEO, Esperanza Silver Corp.
Part 2  Real Player | Win Amp | Windows Media | Mp3
 The Big Disconnect
 Other Voices: Allen V. Ambrose, President & Director, Minera Andes Inc.
Part 3  Real Player | Win Amp | Windows Media | Mp3
  Q-Calls

Saturday, March 15

Transcript for The BIG Picture

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  Humpty Dumpty Had a Great Fall
  Gold's Fundamentals: Even Better Days Ahead
Part 2  Real Player | Win Amp | Windows Media | Mp3
 Three Related Problems: Energy, Food, and Water
 Other Voices: Eric King, Analyst/Trader
  If
Part 3  Real Player | Win Amp | Windows Media | Mp3
  Q-Calls

Saturday, March 8

Transcript for The BIG Picture

Part 1  Real Player | Win Amp | Windows Media | Mp3
  Lessons From the Mortgage Mess
  The Slow Death of Consumption
Part 2  Real Player | Win Amp | Windows Media | Mp3
 Long-Term Investment Trends
 Buy Them While They're Short -In Supply
 Other Voices: Louise Yamada, Louise Yamada Technical Research Advisors, LLC
Part 3  Real Player | Win Amp | Windows Media | Mp3
  Q-Calls

Saturday, March 1

Transcript for The BIG Picture

Part 1  Real Player | Win Amp | Windows Media | Mp3
  Monetary Reflation, bailout, helicopter drops & 
other forms of intervention = Hyperinflationary depression
  Other Voices: Eric King, Analyst/Trader
Part 2   Real Player | Win Amp | Windows Media | Mp3
  Other Voices: Mark Bailey, Director, President & CEO, Minefinders Corp. Ltd.
  Other Voices: David R. Webb, President & CEO, Tyhee Development Corp.
Part 3  Real Player | Win Amp | Windows Media | Mp3
 Q-Calls

Saturday, February 23

Transcript for The BIG Picture

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  The Next Wave: Price Revolutions in History
  Other Voices: Peter J. Sepp, V.P. for Communications, National Taxpayers Union 
  Behind the Numbers
Part 2   Real Player | Win Amp | Windows Media | Mp3
 The Case for Gold
 Reinflation Strategy
Part 3  Real Player | Win Amp | Windows Media | Mp3
 Q-Calls

Saturday, February 16

Transcript for The BIG Picture

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  The Era of Resource Restraints
  Other Voices: John Williams, Shadow Government Statistics
  How Bad Will It Get?  When Will It Be Over?
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  Plan B
  Other Voices: Scot M. Faulkner, Naked Emperors: The Failure of the Republican Revolution
  Dividends for the Long Run
Part 3  Real Player | Win Amp | Windows Media | Mp3
  Q-Calls

Saturday, February 9

Transcript for The BIG Picture

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  What the Next U.S. President Needs to Know About Energy
  The Next Great Depression, Part 4
Part 2  Real Player | Win Amp | Windows Media | Mp3
  More Evidence of a Recession
  Other Voices: George Tsiolis, President and Founder, Agoracom
  Strategery
Part 3  Real Player | Win Amp | Windows Media | Mp3
  Q-Calls

Saturday, February 2

Transcript for The BIG Picture

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 The Big Disconnect
  The Next Great Depression, Part 3
Part 2  Real Player | Win Amp | Windows Media | Mp3
  Here Comes the Recession / Here Comes the Stimulus
  Other Voices: Curtis D. Burton, Chairman & CEO, Buccaneer Resources, LLC
Part 3  Real Player | Win Amp | Windows Media | Mp3
  Q-Calls

Saturday, January 26

Transcript for The BIG Picture

Part 1  Real Player | Win Amp | Windows Media | Mp3
  If
  Other Voices: Kelley Wright, Investment Quality Trends
  The Next Great Depression, Part 2
Part 2  Real Player | Win Amp | Windows Media | Mp3
  The Catalyst
  What You Need to Know About Juniors
Part 3  Real Player | Win Amp | Windows Media | Mp3
  Q-Calls

Saturday, January 19

Transcript for The BIG Picture

Part 1  Real Player | Win Amp | Windows Media | Mp3
  Back to the Next Depression, Part 1
  Here Comes the Bad Stuff
  Other Voices: John Williams, Shadow Government Statistics
Part 2  Real Player | Win Amp | Windows Media | Mp3
  Quackonomics
  Other Voices: Eric King, Metals Analyst/Trader
  Buy Them When They're Cheap
Part 3  Real Player | Win Amp | Windows Media | Mp3
  Q-Calls

Saturday, January 12

Transcript for The BIG Picture

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  Flip-Flopping, Mood Swings & Bipolarity
  The Next Shoe to Drop
Part 2  Real Player | Win Amp | Windows Media | Mp3
  Living with Uncertainty, Thinking Strategically
  Investing for Income
  Surviving the Night of the Living Populists
Part 3  RealPlayer | Win Amp | Windows Media | Mp3
  Q-Calls

Saturday, January 5

Transcript for The BIG Picture

"Forecast 2008"
Part 1  Real Player | Win Amp | Windows Media | Mp3
  A Recession With No Name
  Asset Markets
  Investment Themes
Part 2  Real Player | Win Amp | Windows Media | Mp3
  Risks
  Oreo
Part 3  Real Player | Win Amp | Windows Media | Mp3
  Q-Calls